North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. North Korea is highly sensitive to the deployment of B-1Bs, which can carry a huge conventional weapons payload. He said the missile likely had an irregular trajectory, a possible reference to North Korea’s highly maneuverable, nuclear-capable KN-23 missile. Last October, North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over northern Japan, forcing communities there to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains. A day before the start of the drills, North Korea also fired cruise missiles from a submarine.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 19, 2023 10:01 UTC